Harriet Ann Jacobs Quotes
When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.
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I've gone through stages where I hate my body so much that I won't even wear shorts and a bra in my house because if I pass a mirror, that's the end of my day.
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Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that we are very suitable for.
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Inequality of women concerns both India and France, though it might have different manifestations in both the countries.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by God.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
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You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue.
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I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
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The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.
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I used to sit on the Circle Line and go 'round and 'round and write.
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I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.
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I guess in my house when I was growing up, I was comfortable trying to be funny. And my dad, of course, it bugged him sometimes. He was trying to rest, and I was constantly trying to say something stupid to get a reaction. But I like doing these movies. You can do it in front of the camera and then it's over. I don't have to worry about being in front of too many people.
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At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.
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I think every writer has a book that haunts them, and on some level, every book you write is a reaction to it. 'Lolita' is that book for me. Nabokov's love of wordplay, descriptive detail, artfully complex plots, and his themes of obsession and lost love, are inspiring.
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God makes everything in perfect time, and he doesn't give you anything you can't handle.
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What's happened at 85 is I've lost my appetite. I used to be a little hog when I was young. But now I really don't seem to need it.
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When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.
